kendo;  Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
 school grades;  academic results
 delicious;  tasty;  sweet;  attractive;  appealing;  convenient
 to call out (to);  to call;  to summon (a doctor, etc.);  to invite;  to designate;  to name;  to garner (support, etc.)
 capable person;  talented person;  human resources;  personnel
 to collect;  to assemble;  to gather
 to excel at;  to be proficient at;  to grow old;  to ripen;  to rise high (e.g. the sun)
 (a) principle;  (a) reason;  (a) point;  some truth
 at any rate;  anyhow;  anyway;  in any case;  because
 willingly;  voluntarily;  on one's own accord
 number of (large) animals
 to be complete;  to be all present;  to be equal;  to be uniform;  to gather;  to assemble
 management;  administration;  operation
 hard;  tough;  hardware;  hard disk
 readiness;  preparedness;  resolution;  resignation
 among (other things);  especially;  particularly;  inter alia;  above all (else)
 speaking of ...;  when it comes to ...;  as for ...;  if one were to say ...
 heave-ho;  oops;  yes;  yeah
 Eh?;  What?;  Come on!;  Damn!
 school festival;  cultural festival;  annual open day school event showcasing student talent
 someone working behind-the-scenes;  scene shifter;  lady consort (to a high personage)
 all one's power (strength, energy, efforts);  one's utmost
 adjustment;  regulation;  coordination;  reconciliation;  tuning;  fixing
 place;  location;  room;  space;  basho;  wrestling tournament
 time;  hour;  period;  class
 to assign;  to allot;  to allocate;  to divide among;  to distribute;  to prorate
 committee;  commission;  board;  panel;  committee meeting
 to divide;  to cut;  to halve;  to break;  to crack;  to dilute;  to fall below
 plain;  simple;  reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.);  modest;  quite;  a (little) bit
 drama;  play;  powerful drug
 revival (e.g. musical);  come-back;  restoration;  rebirth;  resurrection
 standard item;  usual thing;  (a) classic;  basic item (with stable demand);  staple goods
 drama club (e.g. at school);  dramatic society
 ago;  since;  before;  previous
 doing together (as equals);  sharing;  common (land, etc.);  joint (statement, etc.);  cooperation;  co-operation
 planning;  project;  plan;  design
 to take something into ...;  to bring in;  to lodge (a complaint);  to file (a plan);  to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
 clothing;  costume;  outfit;  garment;  dress
 background;  scenery;  background (of an incident, situation, etc.);  circumstances;  backing;  support (from behind the scenes)
 to make (the best) use of;  to put to good use;  to let live;  to keep alive;  to revive;  to resuscitate